United Kingdom: Office of Communications fined Kick GBP 830'000 over non compliance with age assurance and statutory information request with a conditional GBP 200 daily rate penalty

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Office of Communications fined Kick GBP 830'000 over non compliance with age assurance and statutory information request with a conditional GBP 200 daily rate penalty

On 11 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a confirmation decision under Section 132 of the Online Safety Act 2023 against Kick Online Entertainment. The decision found that from 25 July 2025 to 29 December 2025, Kick failed to…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-07-31
under deliberation

On 31 July 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened an investigation into Kick Online Ente…

2025-08-28
under investigation

On 28 August 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) expanded its investigation into Kick Online…

2025-11-19
under investigation

On 19 November 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a provisional notice of contravent…

2026-02-11
under investigation

On 11 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued a confirmation decision under Sect…